Reviews

Le trône de jade by Naomi Novik

breadwitchery's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ilikestartrek's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

ila_mae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Solidly entertaining. Even though the plot boils down to "long sea voyage, followed by (what is essentially) a custody battle over a dragon". Still, it never got too bogged down and I wasn't ever bored. Reading these books is all about the vibes for me and apparently, a good Napoleonic sea voyage, complete with sea serpents, storms and knife fights is exactly what I'm craving right now. 

bobburger's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

mikaylahubbard's review against another edition

4.0

Laurence and Temeraire :,) I think the pacing in this could have benefited from some more revision (lots of meandering across the ocean for the real conflict to all happen in the last 10%) but I enjoyed the expansion on previous characters from the corps and new additions across the globe. Temeraire’s crew is such a lovely found family and each new member we spent time with brought something special to the group; his affection for all of them has also grown so much. I’m excited to see where this goes with 8 more books and how Laurence and Temeraire’s international ties contribute to their standing back home.

+ Temeraire’s voice in this was I think the best dragon voice I’ve ever heard in an audiobook? Very unearthly but not just deep gravely growly nonsense. recorded books take notes!!

rett's review against another edition

3.0

I loved the first book in this series, but this one just fell flat. I just never really cared what happened next. Which makes me sad, because I loved the first one so much.

thombe's review against another edition

3.0

I didn't enjoy this installment in the series as much as the first, but it takes place in such a cool location: China at the start of opening to the West. However, the natural wonder one should possess at going to a completely new place is undermined by a complete lack of curiosity by the narrator. Laurence doesn't try to learn new things or explore new places and he won't pry to find out about Temeraire's comings and goings so the story is lacking because of it.

elainemh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

voldemin's review against another edition

4.0

3,5
Ich liebe diese Reihe! Super unterhaltsam, mit viel Historie und natürlich Drachen!

#1
Ich liebe immer noch Laurence und Temeraires Beziehung, auch wenn hier viele Steine in den Weg gelegt werden und für beide nicht klar ist, ob sie noch immer eine gemeinsame Zukunft haben können. Auch einige andere Charaktere hat man näher kennen gelernt, auch wenn das ganze nicht mehr in England spielt.

#2
Mein einziger kleiner Schwachpunkt war, dass es sich doch recht gezogen hat. Unsere Freunde sind auf der Reise nach China und gute 2/3 des Buches spielen auf dem Schiff auf dem Weg nach China. Die Reise hatte definitiv einen größeren Schwerpunkt als der Aufenthalt in China, hier hätte ich mir einfach mehr gewünscht. Die Beschreibungen haben tolkien'eske Züge und können sich sehr ziehen, aber ich mag es gerne mal, wenn etwas ausgeschrieben ist.

# 3
Ich liebe einfach Drachen. Ich glaube, dass ist ein Grund, warum ich die Reihe so mag, weil hier Drachen nicht als natürlicher Feind gesehen und gejagt werden, wie in anderen Fantasybüchern. Hier sind sie Freunde und Partner. In diesem Buch werden gute gesellschaftliche Probleme angesprochen und auch die Aussichten, dass diese sich verändern könnten. Was mir gefehlt hat, war die eigentliche große Problemstellung. Die Gefahr bestand, dass Temeraire von den Chinesen einbehalten wird, aber das war mir als Problemstellung für ein 500-Seiten Buch zu wenig. Nichtsdestotrotz habe ich es geliebt und ich kann den nächsten Band kaum abwarten.

ritchie437reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0